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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1673 OF 22 AUGUST
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HKKC040/46.
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23 AUG 1984
CH no 160/13
INFO PRIORITY BRITISH TRADE COMMISION HONG KONG
INFO ROUTINE PEKING
YOUR TELNO 1549: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: ADMINISTRATION:
TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY.
1. IT HAS NOW BEEN AQREED THAT EACH MONITOR WILL BE PAID A
DAILY FEE OF 143.00 POUNDS (EQUIVALENT TO HONQ KONG DOLLARS 43.500 A MONTH). SIR P NAIRNE WILL HAVE THE COST OF HIS HOTEL SUITE PAID (WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE RESERVATION IN THE HILTON). AND WILL ALSO RECEIVE HK DOLLARS 300 A DAV TO COVER MEALS.
2.
GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT MR JUSTICE LI'S FEE WILL BE
SUBIECT TO HONG KONG TAX. WE SHALL HAVE TO MAKE THIS
CLEAR IN HIS LETTER OF APPOINTMENT.
3. ON THE PRACTICAL QUESTION OF PAYING MR JUSTICE LI. THERE ARE
TWO WAVS IN WHICH THIS COULD BE DONE. ONE WOULD BE THE
SUGGESTION CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF TUR. THE OTHER WOULD BE
FOR THE BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS TO
MR JUSTICE LI. DEBITING SPECIAL MISSIONS SUB-HEAD G1 (1) (A)'.
GRATEFUL FOR ANV VIEWS YOU MAY HAVE ON THESE OPTIONS.
PATRICK NAIRNE WILL IN ANY CASE HAVE TO DRAW HIS SUBSISTENCE FROM
THE BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION WHICH WILL ALSO HAVE TO PAY HIS
HOTEL BILL. AGAIN DEBITING THE SPECIAL MISSION ACCOUNT.
SIR
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